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TIRE ARMOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 2, 1913.

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TIRE-ARMOR.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.' 22, 1914,

Application led December 2, 1913. Serial No. 804,143.

I To 'all whom it'mag/ concern Be itknown that 1, ANDREW MARoscHaK, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and' useful Improvements in Tire-Armor, of which the follow- -in is a specification.

his invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in tire armor.

An object of the invention is to provide the outer face of the tire shoe with antiskidding devices comprising independent sec't/ions which preferably cover the whole outer surface of the tire.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tire armor formed o sections and in which the several vsectionsl are formed of interlocking parts or units V'so that anyone of the units or a whole section may be readily removed should the same become worn or injured and replaced with a new part or section.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and then had to the accompanying drawings 1\ylike characters throughout the several views,

and wherein: f v

-Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a wheel with my tire r-armor attached. Fig. 2 is; a bottom plan view of one of my armor sections with some of the parts constituting wheel of usual construction,

the same detached. Fig. is a .top plan view of three of my armor sections, and Fig. 4 is an inverted perspective view of a .portion of one of my armor sections. A l Referring more specifically to the drawings, the reference letter W designates a but prefer-ably a wheel having a pneumatic tire to which my tire armor is attached. As' shown in Fig. 1 thearmor sections completely inclose the tread surface of the tire and injury thereto is practically impossible. Y v

My tire armor is formed of independent sections which are suitably connected together at their outer ends tov provide a compact but yieldable structure. .Each of the sections comprises the units designated in general A, B and C.

he central unit A is disposed centrally of claimed, reference beingv the tread of the tire and is oi' suitable curvacomprises the outer wall 10.provided on its outer face with the projections or pins 11 and provided with depending side walls 12.

The side walls 12 carry inwardly' directed flanges 13 which are parallel with the outer wall 10 and terminate a distance spaced from the center' line thereof. A transverse partition la separates' the central'unit into two compartments. Each end of the central unit is provided with the cut away portionV 15 for purposes to be' hereinafter described. The endsof the unit A are suitably-convexed or rounded as at 16.

The unit B is in construction somewhat similar to the section A and comprises the outer wall 17 provided with the side walls 18 which carry the inwardly directed flanges 19. These flanges 19 terminate at a point correspondingto the ianges 13. @ne end of the unit B is cut away as at 20 while the other end of said `unit is closed as at 21, whichend carries a projection 22 provided with a T-head 23. The end of the unit B which carries the T-head is' provided with aconcaved seat 24 upon both sides of the projection 22 to adapt the same to snugly engage the 'convexed end16 of the unit A.

The unit C forms theV outer extremity ofeach section andcomprises the plate 25 having the enlarged inner end 26 suitably curved as at`27 to snugly engage the outer curved end 28 of the lunit B. An extension or projection 29 is carried by the inner -end of the unit C and is provided on its end with a T-head 30.. The outer face of the unit C is provided with a pair of studs 31 carrying enlarged elongated heads 32. For assembling the sections asshownin. Fig.,3, links face. The unit C i's then inteiloeked with the unit B in zi Siiniieiq nifiiiiiei' after Which the links 33 are applied es L@beve described.

Whiie have 'shown and described the preferred embodiment of niy inventioni, do not Wisii to confine myself thereto, as vw rions modifications and arrangement of tlie parte :is shown inay be had Without departing from the spirit and scope ein: the invention as claimed. i

l. An ai'nioi foi' tiies7 comprising a plurality of seetieiis each Consisting of a eential unit embodying an eutei' piiie having inwardly-extending side iviilis Connected by slotted end-plates, intermediate units eaeli formed et its innei end with ek "iw-shaped head, said vheads being adapted te be inserted lengthwise into tiie spiiees between said side Walls and ithen turned te :i pesition tiene verse to the periphery of the tire to inteiioek seid iiiteiinedizite units te the central unit yieldingly, and end units yieldiiigly connected at their inner ends te said. inten mediate units and provided at 'tiieii' enter ends with outwardly-projeating studs, and means engaging the studs of adjacent seetions for connecting; the sections tegetiiei.

tion curved to conform te, the contour of the tire,

seid central unit having an outer plate provided with inwerdlyextending side Waiis and connecting end pizites,the latter being formed with openings, and each of said in tei'n'iediate units 'having :i T-shaped projecat one end adapted foi1 insertion between the side Walls of the central unit and toi.l engagement with said end plates, Lied also having curved surfaces conforming complementary curved surfaces on the cen trui iinit7 end .units connected yieldingly at their inner ends to seid intermediate sections :ind provided at their outer ends with outwiii'diypiojeeting studs, -in combination with slotted links engaging the studs of :1d-

jaeeiit sections to couple the sections tegetiiei upon the tiie.

lii testimony whereof l. aflix my signature in presence oiA vtwe- Witnesses. l

NDREV MAROSCl-lE-K.

iliitnesses ii/*BEZEL F. RYSHOVY, HENRY HAURAN@ 

